On 08/25/2025, the Parks and Recreation Committee voted to recommend a process to the Common Council for the renaming of Veterans Park. The committee amended the process to allow Parks and Recreation staff to consider names that do not fit the city’s existing Naming of […]
Month: August 2025
Safety And Licensing Committee Recommends Approval Special Event Permit For World Peace Festival Taking Place September 13
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/27/2025. One of the action items they took up was a request to approve the special event application for the World Peace Festival scheduled to be held in Pierce Park on 09/13/2025. The application had been administratively denied because […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Alcohol License Violation Appearances For 3 Businesses Convicted Of Dispensing Alcohol To Minors – Richmond Mobil, Maritime Bar, and MyMy
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/27/2025. They had three alcohol license demerit point violation appearances on the agenda. Richmond Mobil, the Maritime Bar, and MyMy were each convicted of dispensing alcohol to minors, and each received 80 demerit points. Each of them had no […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Cannot Agree On Aldermanic Salary Recommendation – Votes To Hold Item Until 09/10/2025 Committee Meeting
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/27/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to set the aldermanic salary for the 2027-2028 Council year. The rules regarding setting the salary are slightly different than for other items. A recommendation from […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Street Occupancy Permits For Temporary Copper Leaf Dumpster, Vault 202 Outdoor Seating, Basement Under Johnston Street Alley
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/25/2025. It was a very brief meeting coming in at around 5 minutes. They had three action items on their agenda, two long term temporary occupancy permits and one permanent occupancy permit, all of which were unanimously recommended for approval. […]
Finance Committee Receives Overview Of 2024 Audit Executive Summary – City Receives A Clean Audit
The Finance Committee met 08/25/2025. During that meeting they received a presentation about the city’s 2024 audit by Leah Lasecki an account with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, the company which conducted the audit. The audit came back “clean” meaning the city’s financial statements were fairly stated in […]
Appleton Area School District Board Of Education Discusses Strategies To Deal With $13-$15 Million Structural Deficit, Reviews Areas And Strategies To Reduce Costs
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 08/25/2025. They spent around 50 minutes continuing their discussion about how to deal with the District’s structural deficit. The deficit is between $13 and $15 million dollars, and Superintendent Greg Hartjes stated, “[W]e have never faced […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Renaming Process For Veterans Park – Amends Process To Allow Consideration Of The Name “Pride Park”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 08/25/2025. The one action item on the agenda was a request to approve the process to rename the neighborhood park on Memorial Drive just south of Memorial Bridge. This park is currently named Veterans Park but needs a new […]
Alderperson Vaya Jone’s Invocation At 08/20/2025 Common Council Meeting – “Let us also remember the many people who make our city thrive, our families, our friends, our neighbors, and may we honor their trust through our service.”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, August 20, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Jones. Alderperson Vaya Jones (District 10): Good evening. As we gather tonight, let us […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 08/27/2025 – Will Vote On Aldermanic Salary For 2027-2028 Council Year, Review Police Department Staffing Study Recommendations
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 08/27/2025 at 6:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve changes to the Police Department’s table of organization. The second is a request to set the alderperson salary […]